RIP Gene Luotto

From John Gayford comes word on the death of screenwriter, dubbing director Gene Luotto. "To all of you who were here in Rome, caught up in the dubbing racket, today is a sad day. Gene Luotto, daddy of us all, the one who taught us how to dub, has passed away. That'll never sound right, even if you pull it up two frames. I will never forget his kindness and his gentle, effective directing technique. He will be remembered with love and respect. Ciao, Gene." 10/21/2011.

Gene co-wrote the screenplay for Guy Madison’s "Gunmen of the Rio Grande" (1964) as well as the English dialogue for "They Call Me Trinity" (1970), "Trinity is STILL My Name" (1971) and "Buddy Goes West" (1981). He is the father of actors Steve Luotto and Andy Luotto.

JESSE AND LESTER, TWO BROTHERS IN A PLACE CALLED TRINITY

Jesse e Lester: due fratelli in un posto chiamoto Trinita - Italian title
Due fratelli - Italian title
Jesse & Lister, twee broers in Trinity - Dutch title
Trinity-veljekset, Lännen voittamattomat - Finnish title
Jesse et Lester deux freres au lieu-dit Trinita - French title
Deux freres Appeles Trinita - French title
Ein Halleluja für zwei linke Brüder - German title
Imoun, eimai kai tha eimai Trinita - Greek title
Oi dyo yperanthropoi - Greek title
Dois Irmãos Num Lugar Chamado Trinitá - Portuguese title
Dos hermanos y una mula - Spanish title
De vilda bröderna i Trinity - Swedish title
Jesse & Lester - Swedish title
3 Cilgin Serseri - Trinita Kardesler - Turkish title
Trinity - English title
Jesse and Lester - U.K. title
A Place Called Trinity - U.S.A. title
Two Brothers in Trinity - U.S.A. title
Jesse and Lester, Two Brothers in a Place Called Trinity - U.S.A. title

A 1972 Italian production [H.P. International Film (Rome)]
Producer: Richard Harrison, Fernando Piazza
Director: James London (Richard Harrison)
Story: Richard Harrison
Screenplay: Renzo Genta
Cinematography: Antonio Modica [Eastmancolor]
Music: Carlo Savina
Song: "Glory, Glory" sung by chorus
Running time: 97 minutes

Cast:
Jesse Smith - Richard Harrison
Lester O’Hara - Donald O’Brien (Donal O’Brien)
‘Poker’ - Gino Marturano (Luigi Marturano)
banker - Aldo Cecconi
Elena Von Schaffer - Anna Zinnemann
Thompson - Fernando Cerulli
Paco - Salvatore Baccaro
Pablo - Lino Caruana (Calogero Caruano)
Chinaman - George Wang (Wang Yie)
Blondie - Rick Boyd (Federico Boido)
stagecoach robber - Luciano Rossi
Carson - John Bartha (Janos Barta)
outaws - Fortuanto Arena, Osiride Peverello, Renzo Peverello
miners - Claudio Ruffini, John Dulaney
poker players - Emilio Messina
doctor - Galliano Sbarra
church member - Elio Angelucci
fat woman - Franca Hass (Franca Itor)
with: Rod Licari (Rodolfo Licari), Daniela Meroni, Alba Bonfatti, Ada Pometti (Ada Nunzia), Goffredo Unger

 

Heirs of land in the town of Trinity, the two stepbrothers Jesse and Lester start off together to take possession of their claim. During the trip they already have different attitudes: Jesse, quickly uses his gun and kills four bandits who try and rob them, the second, Lester a Mormon preacher of moderation and non-violence, scolds Lester harshly. With the proceeds from the sale of the land, Lester would like to build a church, Jesse wants to build a house of pleasure. Nevertheless, the two, along with a friendly lawyer, reach Trinity, but are welcomed by bandits who put them to flight. The attempt to establish a mine in the area where gold has been discovered, proves to be slow and difficult, and this leads to Jesse splitting with Lester. After various adventures and misadventures, Jesse is able to open, along with Elena (a prostitute) and with other friends, his house of pleasure. Business is booming, until Lester arrives, who Jesse had left in the care of a physician. Lester’s arrival causes a riot and a fire. Again the brothers must deal with a band of bullies, who attempt to kill Lester. To heal one and with the gratitude of the other, the two brothers eventually founds Lester’s church.

YouTube link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS-Ad3mEEeQ

Guess Who I Am

I was born in Madrid, Spain in 1949 and appeared in over 25 films. Guess who I am.

I appeared in mostly Horror films but only two Euro-westerns. Guess who I am.

I received an award in Zaragosa, Spain in June in honor of the 40^th anniversary of a Horror Film I appeared in in 1971. Guess who I am.

No one guessed this week's photo. It's Lone Fleming.

Happy 50th Birthday Marina Krogull

Marina Krogull was born on Ocotber 21, 1961 in East Berlin, East Germany and is an actress and voice actress. Krogull is the daughter of teahcers and early on wanted to become a dancer or anarchaeologist. When she was four years old, she attended ballet school and was already in the 70s, a ballerina at the Staatstheater in Schwerin. From 1968 to 1976 she was in the state ballet school in Berlin and could thus show her talent in various parts, as in classical and contemporary ballets and musicals, operas and operettas. Since 1970, Marina has been dubbing, film and television, advertising, radio play ("Bibi", "Alfred J. Kwak ') as well as documentaries. Krogull attended the Academy of Dramatic Arts "Ernst Busch" in Berlin from 1977 1979 and she landed her first role as an actress in the classic "Intrigue and Love". She belonged to the ensemble of the Maxim Gorki Theater from 1979-1985, the ensemble of the East German television. Working at DEFA films she was then known in Germany for her film and television work. In October 1985 she went on a tour through Germany and did not return to the former GDR. The transition into the Federal Republic worked out very well and she received several guest roles in films and TV series. Krogull is also in demand as a voice actor. Marina is married to actor Udo Schenk. Krogull appeared in one Euro Western "Blue Hawk" (1979) in the role of Elizabeth. Today we celebrate Marina Krogull’s 50^th birthday.

Happy 75th Birthday Jack Taylor

George Brown Randall was born on October 21, 1936 in Oregon City, Oregon. He relocated to Mexico in the late 1950s and then moved to Spain. Working as Jack Taylor he’s specialized in working in low budget horror and exploitation films for such directors as Jess Franco, Amando de Ossorio, Javier Aguirre, Juan Piquer Simon, Leon Klimovsky, Carlos Aured and Jose Ramon Larraz. He’s co-starred with many of the top actors of Mexico, Spain and the U.S.A. such as Paul Naschy, Christopher Lee, German Robles, Howard Vernon, Ray Milland, Soledad Miranda, Janine Reynaud, Lina Romay, Klaus Kinski, Adrian Hoven, Helga Line, Herbert Lom and Maria Rohm. Among his more then 120 film appearances were 6 Euro-westerns such as "Billy the Kid" (1963), "Tomb of the Pistolero" (1964), "Fall of the Mohicans" (1965), "The Christmas Kid" (1966), "Custer of the West" (1967) and "The Sons of Trinity" (1995). Today we celebrate Jack Taylor’s 75^th birthday.

Remembering Andrea Checchi

Andrea Checchi was born on October 21, 1916 in Florence, Italy. At 18 he moved to Rome and attended the Centro Sperimentale de Cinematografia under the direction of Alessandro Blasetti. In less then a year he appeared in the film "Vecchia guardia" which was directed by Blasetti. This was followed by a career as a supporting actor inover 175 films and television appearances including in such films as "The Brothers Karamazov" (1947) and "Two Women" (1960). Among his many films were two Euro-westerns "A Bullet for the General" (1966) where he played Don Felipe and the TV Film "The Jack London Story" (1973) as Matt Goodman which was later released as a film. During his career he also became an accomplished painter and had many exhibitions of his work. Andrea was married and is the father of assistant director Enrico Checchi. Cheechi dien on March 29, 1974 of periathritis in Rome. Today we celebrate what would have been Andrea Checchi’s 95^th birthday.

New CD Release

La Colt era il suo Dio

(God is My Colt .45)
(1972)
Director: Luigi Batzella
Starring: Jeff Cameron, Esmeralda Barros
Composer: Vasili Kojucharov
Country: Italy
Label GDM #GDM4147
Tracks: 10
Total time: 39:05
Available November 8, 2011

Track Listing:
1. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 1 - titoli) 3:12
2. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 2) 4:11
3. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 3) 2:18
4. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 4) 4:30
5. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 5) 3:14
6. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 6) 3:22
7. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 7) 2:54
8. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 8) 4:00
9. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 9) 9:19
10. LA COLT ERA IL SUO DIO (seq. 10 – finale) 2:05